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Market snapshot

Painter & decorator in Grimstad kommune

65Worth a closer look High confidence Municipality · 25,569 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km

There are 23 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Grimstad kommune - 9.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 7.5 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 19.

In the last 3 years 12 opened and 0 closed (net +12).

The population is 25,569 and has grown 7.0% over 5 years.

Some signals point to room for a new business.

Active now
23
+5 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
9.0
similar areas: 7.5 · NO: 7.5
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
12 / 0
last 12 months: 5 / 0
Population
25,569
5-year change: +7.0%

Active businesses over time

Grimstad kommune
01020302014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Painter & decorator

Openings and closures per year

0246Opened 2017: 0Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 0Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 2Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 2Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 1Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 0Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 3Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 6Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 3Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (65/100)

Room in the market40
Population growth93
Momentum98
Survival50
Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for painter & decorator in Grimstad kommune.

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)0% · Norway: 1%
Share of the 3 largest operators13% · 23 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.96 · Norway: 0.94
Average age of active businesses9.5 yrs · Norway: 11.0
Younger than 2 years44% · Norway: 23%
Older than 10 years26% · Norway: 36%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.7 km · Landvik sogn (Grimstad)

Measured from each parish centre.

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Existing businesses (23)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Enkeltpersonforetak
Jorvardeveien 21, 4888 Homborsund 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Ankerveien 20, 4876 Grimstad 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Vestre Moåsen 101, 4870 Fevik 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Moy Moner 151, 4885 Grimstad 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Opplandsveien 159, 4877 Grimstad 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Mellomveien 5, 4870 Fevik 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Sømsveien 35, 4870 Fevik 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Sømsveien 35, 4870 Fevik 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Sømsveien 35, 4870 Fevik 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kjæråsen 87, 4887 Grimstad 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Vindheim 5, 4885 Grimstad 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Jørgen Bangs gate 8B, 4876 Grimstad 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Sandumveien 20, 4885 Grimstad 2021 –

Aksjeselskap
Skolegaten 3, 4876 Grimstad 2020 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Skoleveien 16, 4870 Fevik 2020 –

Aksjeselskap
Vestre Moåsen 101, 4870 Fevik 2019 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Moy Moner 151, 4885 Grimstad 2019 –

Aksjeselskap
Temseveien 32, 4885 Grimstad 2016 –

Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak
Bergemoveien 45, 4886 Grimstad 2013 9

Enkeltpersonforetak
Furuheia 16, 4878 Grimstad 2010 –

Aksjeselskap
Arendalsveien 72, 4878 Grimstad 1999 –

Aksjeselskap
Østerskogen 72, 4879 Grimstad 1979 53

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kjekstadveien 103, 4888 Homborsund 1971 –

Recently opened


Jorvardeveien 21, 4888 Homborsund
Jun 2026

Ankerveien 20, 4876 Grimstad
Apr 2026

Vestre Moåsen 101, 4870 Fevik
Jan 2026

Moy Moner 151, 4885 Grimstad
Oct 2025

Opplandsveien 159, 4877 Grimstad
Oct 2025

Mellomveien 5, 4870 Fevik
Aug 2025

Sømsveien 35, 4870 Fevik
Aug 2025

Sømsveien 35, 4870 Fevik
May 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Rana kommune25,84493.552
Harstad kommune25,204145.660
Stjørdal kommune25,108114.464
Nittedal kommune26,032186.964
Nes kommune24,948228.861
Kristiansund kommune24,479208.254

Best spots inside Grimstad

Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Landvik sogn (Grimstad) Parish23.371
4879 Grimstad Postcode12.763
Grimstad sogn (Grimstad) Parish57.662
4886 Grimstad Postcode12.857
Fjære sogn (Grimstad) Parish1412.055
4885 Grimstad Postcode511.550
4870 Fevik Postcode714.146

Population of Grimstad

Statistics Norway
21k22k23k24k25k26k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 32%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age40.5 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 677k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children25% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)38% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here10,348
Commute in / out every day3,941 / 5,905
Jobs per working resident0.84 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 03.10.2026.